Uttar Pradesh

English

Etymology

Transliteration of Hindi उत्तर प्रदेश (uttar pradeś).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʊtəɹ pɹəˈdɛʃ/
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Proper noun

Uttar Pradesh

  1. A state in northern India. Capital: Lucknow.
    Synonym: (initialism) UP
    • 1992, Richard Nixon, “The Southern Hemisphere”, in Seize the Moment‎, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 247:
      In the state of Uttar Pradesh, Hindu extremists have battled Muslims for control of the Babri Mosque, leading directly and indirectly to more than two thousand deaths.

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Uttar Pradesh m

  1. Uttar Pradesh (a state of northern India)
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